Please note that you will need to register separately for each day of the two-day meeting. Space is limited.

REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 30. Joint session with the Water Science and Technology Board, Connecting Climate, Weather, and Water: Status, Challenges, and Needs for Seasonal-to-Subseasonal Forecasting for Water Use and Management. See the registration page for the agenda.

PUBLIC AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2018
NAS ROOM 280

Closed Session

8:30 AM-Noon

Open Session

Airborne Facilities in Support of Atmospheric and Climate Research

Session goals:

Learn about federally supported suborbital airborne facilities and plans for the next decade.

Consider the opportunities presented by new airborne facilities, including UAVs, and how investments in these new technologies might affect the overall portfolio.

Discuss interagency coordination in deployment of these facilities to meet research objectives related to atmospheric and climate sciences.

1:00 PM: Future Opportunities and Challenges for Suborbital Facilities in Support of Atmospheric and Climate Research--Steve Wofsy, Harvard

1:30 PM: Panel--Moderator: Shuyi Chen, UW

Vanda Grubisic, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Jim McFadden, NOAA

Sally McFarlane, DOE

Jack Kaye, NASA

3:00 PM: Break

Understanding and Forecasting Air Quality Impacts of Wildfire

Session goals:

Learn about air quality impacts of recent wildfires, both in the immediate vicinity of fires and in areas downwind.

Understand what information about air quality impacts of wildfires is available and desired to address public health needs.

Discuss efforts to improve our understanding and forecasts of air quality impacts from wildfires.